Spurs boss Andre Villas-Boas is still looking for several new players this summer, despite splashing out almost £20 million on Gylfi Sigurdsson and Jan Vertonghen, with a goalkeeper his main priority.

The Portuguese is looking to secure some long-term stability between the sticks, after being unimpressed with the club’s goalkeeping options of 41-year-old Brad Friedel , and his mistake-prone deputy Heurelho Gomes.

Lyon stopper Lloris has been Tottenham’s top target since the start of the summer, but saw talks break down over a deal last month, with the French club sticking to their £16 million valuation.

However, despite expressing an interest in Inter Milan’s Julio Cesar and Roma’s Maarten Stekelenburg, Villas-Boas remains confident he can land Lloris before the window shuts and has resumed talks with Lyon.

Spurs are willing to splash out around £12 million on Lloris, £10m of which would be paid up front, and despite initially rebuffing the offer, Lyon are now willing to consider it more carefully.

The news comes with Lloris reportedly telling close friends that he is desperate to move to the Premier League, and wants to be a part of Villas-Boas’ White Hart Lane revolution.

The main stumbling block is likely to be whether Lyon can get a replacement in time should they can agree terms with Tottenham.

Spurs are also looking at Real Valladolid stopper Jaime Jimenez, if they can offload the aforementioned Gomes.